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Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more speciesSeeds that sprout as soon as they're planted may be good news for a garden. But wild plants need to be more careful. In the wild, a plant whose seeds sprouted at the first warm spell or rainy day would risk disaster. More than just an insurance policy against late frosts or unexpected dry spells, it turns out that seed dormancy has long-term advantages too: Plants whose seeds put off sprouting until conditions are more certain give rise to more species, finds in a team of researchers working at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in North Carolina.http://phys.org/news317048758.html
BiologyFri, 18 Apr 2014 14:07:11 ESTnews317048758Chronic harvesting threatens tropical treeChronic harvesting of a tropical tree that many local communities in Western Africa depend on can alter the tree's reproduction and drastically curtail fruit and seed yields over the tree's lifetime, according to a new study.http://phys.org/news294909579.html
BiologyMon, 05 Aug 2013 08:19:55 ESTnews294909579Gene sequencing targets witchweed and other destructive parasitic plants(Phys.org) —An international research team, including a University of California, Davis, plant scientist, is using the molecular magic of gene sequencing and transfer to break the stranglehold of witchweed and other parasitic plants that annually cause billions of dollars in crop losses around the world.http://phys.org/news294567455.html
BiologyThu, 01 Aug 2013 09:17:45 ESTnews294567455Major global analysis offers hope for saving the wild side of staple food crops (w/ Video)Global efforts to adapt staple foods like rice, wheat and potato to climate change have been given a major boost today as new research shows the whereabouts of their wild cousins –which could hold beneficial qualities to help improve crops and make them more productive and resilient.http://phys.org/news293706240.html
BiologyMon, 22 Jul 2013 10:04:18 ESTnews293706240Feeding the future using seed banksBetter use of the world's seed banks could help provide a practical solution to future food shortages, according to an article in Nature, co-authored by a Natural History Museum scientist.http://phys.org/news293425144.html
BiologyFri, 19 Jul 2013 03:59:22 ESTnews293425144Wildlife losses now stabilisingEfforts to conserve biodiversity in the UK, Belgium and Netherlands may be working, despite the widespread perception that wildlife is in terminal decline, a new study suggests.http://phys.org/news288514293.html
BiologyThu, 23 May 2013 08:20:01 ESTnews288514293Encouraging signs for bee biodiversityDeclines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers led by the University of Leeds and the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands found evidence of dramatic reductions in the diversity of species in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands between the 1950s and 1980s.http://phys.org/news288377163.html
BiologyTue, 21 May 2013 23:00:01 ESTnews288377163Research pushes back origins of agriculture in China by 12,000 years(Phys.org) —The discovery pushes back the roots of agriculture in China by 12,000 years. The global emergence of similar practices around 23,000 years ago hints that agriculture evolved independently around the world, perhaps as a response to climate change.http://phys.org/news286782035.html
Other SciencesFri, 03 May 2013 06:40:44 ESTnews286782035Cocktail of multiple pressures combine to threaten the world's pollinating insectsA new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound environmental, human health and economic consequences.http://phys.org/news285830813.html
BiologyMon, 22 Apr 2013 06:27:07 ESTnews285830813Growing plants on MarsWe have been to the moon several times. Next time, we may go back for a considerable period. And concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have already been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. Is this a distant future scenario? Not for Wieger Wamelink, ecologist at Alterra Wageningen UR, for whom the future will begin on 2 April. He will be researching whether or not it is possible to grow plants on the moon.http://phys.org/news283677786.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 28 Mar 2013 08:23:14 ESTnews283677786An interactive atlas to preserve agricultural biodiversityU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and cooperators have developed an interactive atlas of wild plants in Guatemala that are closely related to crop plants. The atlas will make it easier to preserve plants with genes that may be vital to global food security.http://phys.org/news281603985.html
BiologyMon, 04 Mar 2013 07:30:01 ESTnews281603985Microbes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance(Phys.org)—While most farmers consider viruses and fungi potential threats to their crops, these microbes can help wild plants adapt to extreme conditions, according to a Penn State virologist.http://phys.org/news280379486.html
BiologyMon, 18 Feb 2013 03:11:55 ESTnews280379486Avoiding virus dangers in 'domesticating' wild plants for biofuel useIn our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels, plants such as switchgrass.http://phys.org/news280146901.html
BiologyFri, 15 Feb 2013 11:20:01 ESTnews280146901EU proposal to protect bees stirs hornets' nestAn attempt to protect Europe's bee population has kicked up a hornets' nest. On Thursday, the EU's commissioner for health and consumer policy, Tonio Borg, proposed to restrict the use of three pesticides—called nenicotinoids—to crops to which bees are not attracted.http://phys.org/news278853023.html
BiologyThu, 31 Jan 2013 11:30:06 ESTnews278853023Robots, recycling map route to greener French wineAn Earth-friendly future for French wine could include disease-resistant grapes, solar-powered robots, and lighter packaging, as vintners innovate to slash their environmental footprint.http://phys.org/news277482089.html
BiologyTue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:39 ESTnews277482089The quest for new cancer-fighting drugs in marine environments(Phys.org)—Human beings have been using wild plants to cure their ills for thousands of years. While much of the focus has been on the medicinal properties of terrestrial plants, one UConn researcher is exploring a new frontier.http://phys.org/news275211591.html
ChemistryThu, 20 Dec 2012 07:40:10 ESTnews275211591Pesticides have knock-on effect for bees, study findsChronic exposure to pesticides has a bigger knock-on effect on bees than conventional probes suggest, according to a new study on Sunday touching on the mysterious collapse of bee colonies.http://phys.org/news270047243.html
BiologySun, 21 Oct 2012 14:12:35 ESTnews270047243AgriLife Research zeroes in on potato disease insectDo potato psyllids migrate from one location to the next, starting in northern Mexico and moving northward as the potato season progresses, or are psyllid populations local?http://phys.org/news260037435.html
BiologyWed, 27 Jun 2012 17:37:26 ESTnews260037435Time is ticking for some crop's wild relativesA botanist brings a species of alfalfa from Siberia, to the United States. His hope? The plant survives, and leads to a new winter-hardy alfalfa. But what also happened during this time in the late 1800's, isn't just a story of legend and lore. The truth of the matter is creating a current revival in both interest and conservation of what's now called a crop's "wild relative."http://phys.org/news257607614.html
BiologyWed, 30 May 2012 14:40:27 ESTnews257607614Bioluminescent technology for easy tracking of GMOIt is important to be able to monitor genetically modified (GM) crops, not only in the field but also during the food processing chain. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Biotechnology shows that products from genetically modified crops can be identified at low concentration, using bioluminescent real time reporter (BART) technology and loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). The combination of these techniques was able to recognise 0.1% GM contamination of maize, far below the current EU limit of 0.9%.http://phys.org/news254971692.html
BiologyMon, 30 Apr 2012 02:29:09 ESTnews254971692Buttercups alert farmers to first signs of subarctic fungus in the UKA plant disease normally found in subarctic climates has been identified for the first time in the UK in buttercups as far south as Herefordshire.http://phys.org/news254644444.html
BiologyThu, 26 Apr 2012 07:34:24 ESTnews254644444In '72, EPA battled pollution; now it's politics(AP) -- A polluted drainage ditch that once flowed with industrial waste from Lake Charles, La., petrochemical plants teems with overgrown, wild plants today.http://phys.org/news254300952.html
EarthSun, 22 Apr 2012 08:09:30 ESTnews254300952Scientists warn of emerging fungal perilFungal diseases are a major threat not just to wild plants and animals, but to us.http://phys.org/news253524829.html
BiologyFri, 13 Apr 2012 09:10:01 ESTnews253524829Wild plants threatened by collection for sale could be grown commercially providing new income streams, report findsExotic palm leaves in your Mother&#146;s Day bouquet may have come from forests in Belize or Guatemala, central America. Export for the flower arranging industry threatens the survival of some of these palms in the wildhttp://phys.org/news251018832.html
BiologyThu, 15 Mar 2012 08:27:22 ESTnews251018832Heavy metal pollution causes severe declines in wild beesWild bees are important pollinators and numerous studies dealing with pollination of wild plants and crops underline their vital role in ecosystems functioning. While honey bees can be easily transported to various location when needed, wild bees' presence is dependent on the availability of high quality semi-natural habitats. Some crops, such as apples and cherries, and many wild flowers are more effectively pollinated by wild bees and other insects rather than managed honey bees.http://phys.org/news249733018.html
BiologyWed, 29 Feb 2012 10:17:08 ESTnews249733018Honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposureHoneybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields.http://phys.org/news245592013.html
BiologyThu, 12 Jan 2012 12:02:16 ESTnews245592013Spring's rising soil temperatures see hormones wake seeds from their winter slumberDormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research by the University of Warwick has found.http://phys.org/news242910691.html
BiologyMon, 12 Dec 2011 11:11:40 ESTnews242910691Wild plants are good for pollinatorsA new study has shown that encouraging strips of wild plants at the edges of fields is important for supporting bees and other important pollinators.http://phys.org/news237099786.html
BiologyThu, 06 Oct 2011 06:04:30 ESTnews237099786China's plant resources need additional protectionsChina needs to change where it sites its nature reserves and steer people out of remote rural villages toward cities to protect its valuable but threatened wild plant resources, according to an article published in the September issue of BioScience.http://phys.org/news234587744.html
BiologyWed, 07 Sep 2011 04:15:54 ESTnews234587744New research shows organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, pollination of wild plants(PhysOrg.com) -- New research just published by ecologists at Trinity College Dublin, has shown that organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, insect-flower interactions and pollination of wild plants.http://phys.org/news228029871.html
BiologyThu, 23 Jun 2011 06:38:26 ESTnews228029871